trace

trace definition - business

trace

To follow or track something. For example, a firm's auditor might trace a transaction, or a freight company may be asked by a customer to trace a missing shipment.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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